i learned something really interesting the other day when one of my potential clients (now officially a client) was viewing my portfolio. they told me that they were under the impression that many of my images had been set up or staged when in fact, they were 100% true photojournalism. so i thought it best to clarify this. with the exception of the brief period of time that we’re out “taking pictures”, I don’t direct, “suggest”, or “do that again” to anything.
case in point is this shot from liliana and jeff’s wedding.
in this shot liliana is pinning her “something blue” inside her dress and her bridesmaids, sitting on the bed, are reflected in the mirror. this looks like some painfully crafted set up – with each bridesmaid being told precisely where and how to sit when in fact, this is exactly how the scene presented itself. the world does magical things on its own if you just keep your eyes open and react quickly enough to capture it.
below, the flower girl is trying unsuccessfully to make jeff disappear.
ok, for this one I told people where to stand…
by bd
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